For a singer who comes from farming village in Camarines Sur, his only dream is to make it big in the big city, and he means not Naga in his province, but in Manila, where anything is possible for someone with a talent in music.
And Bugoy Drillon’s wish is, at last, coming true.
Wish 107.5 is granting his wish to be featured in a major concert at one of Manila’s popular venues.
After 10 years in the Philippine music industry, Bugoy will never forget and in no way will he waiver to fulfill his childhood dream —to perform on stage in a major solo concert.
Bugoy today is a notable balladeer signed with Star Music and has been making waves both here and abroad for his amazing performances.
Bugoy has an exceptional singing voice that is truly world class. His outstanding rendition of Matishayu’s “One Day” has gone viral, gaining popularity in different parts of the world.
Seeing him now, nobody would even think that this young balladeer was born in Camarines Sur to an impoverished family.
As a farmer’s son, making his dreams come true was never easy. He wanted to finish his studies and sing before a big crowd on stage someday. To sustain his studies, he worked as a canteen janitor in a university. Soon a rare opportunity knocked at his door as Pinoy Dream Academy (PDA) accepted him as one of its scholars in which he emerged as the 1st runner up.
Bugoy expressed his gratitude to Wish 107.5 not only because his WISHclusive cover of “One Day” has been getting massive reactions online”•he even received an invitation from Matisyahu, the song’s original singer, to perform with him in the US.
The American reggae star watched, praised and shared the video of Bugoy’s performance on Wish 107.5 on his Facebook page. He wrote “ Wow! This dude knock it out da park!!!!”
Bugoy received the Silver Wishclusive Elite Circle Award, one of the highest citations in the 2018 Wish Music Awards as his Wishclusive performance of Matisyahu’s “One Day” amassed a total of 38 Million views in December 2017.
Wish 107.5 gives Wishclusive Elite Circle Awards based on the views garnered by a Wishclusive video in a specified period of time: Bronze- 10M views, Silver- 25M views, Gold- 50M views, Platinum —75M and Diamond for 100M views.. As of writing, the ONE DAY wishclusive video of Bugoy has more than 74M views and counting.
Wish 107.5 will be presenting Bugoy: One Day, One Decade at Kia Theater in Araneta Center, Quezon City on Sept. 25 at 7:00 p.m..
This marks the realization of Bugoy’s childhood wish to perform on stage in a major solo concert.
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Film on child punishment wins Sine Kabataan award
Koleksyong Pamalo, a project for a Cinematography class under the Digital Filmmaking program of the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB) School of Design and Arts (SDA) bagged the Special Jury Prize at the Sine Kabataan short film competition.
Director Jocelyn “Len” Frago received the award for her film during the 2018 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) Gabi ng Pasasalamat held on Aug. 19 at Whitespace, Don Chino Roces Ave. Ext., Makati City.
Koleksyong Pamalo tells the story of a boy who collects all the memories of his mother’s different kinds of “pamalo.”
Frago said that the innocence of a child plays a big factor in how we view children. The film, which she submitted as a project for her CINEMAT subject under Danton Wieneke, deals with the questions “When does a child stop being a child?” and “When does a mother stop being a mother?”
Lorys Plaza and Ardinian “Jaq” Sanque won Best Short Film for Bato Bato Pik, which is about a young teenage girl faced with an untimely pregnancy.
Daniel Delgado and Tiara Angelica Nicolas received the Best Director prize for Masaya Ako, which tells the story of a boy who encounters many struggles in life, like bullying, his parent’s separation and trouble in school, but he still forces a smile to get by each day.
Enalyn Legaspi’s Alas-Nuebe ng Tanghali brought home the Audience Choice Award.
Runner by Levi Jun Miscala got the #GlobeOfGood award for honoring the youth’s representation of current social issues the young Filipino faces day-to-day.
The other Sine Kabataan finalists were Anonymous Student Vlog by Christian Babista, Bahay-bahayan by Brian Spencer Reyes, and Isang Tula Para Sa Nawawala by Rod Singh. The short films were featured along with the PPP full-length film entries from Aug. 15 to 21 in cinemas nationwide.
The Sine Kabataan films were judged by award-winning director Mikhail Red, producer Bianca Balbuena-Liew and actress Angeli Bayani.
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HBO Asia premieres The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2
Viewers in Asia will be able to catch the complete first two seasons of the award-winning adaptation of acclaimed author, Margaret Atwood, award-winning classic novel anytime, anywhere, by downloading episodes on HBO GO.
Additionally, all future seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale will be available in Asia on HBO online streaming and on demand platforms throughout the life of the series.
The Handmaid’s Tale tells the story of life in the dystopia of Gilead, a totalitarian society in what was formerly the United States. Facing environmental disasters and a plunging birth-rate, Gilead is ruled by a twisted fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state.